Washington Federal, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank, National Association that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company accepts deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It also provides single-family residential, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, home equity, and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers insurance brokerage services, such as individual and business insurance policies to customers and general public; holds and markets real estate properties; mobile and internet banking services; debit and credit cards; and acts as trustee. It serves consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. As of September 30, 2020, the company had 234 branches located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Washington Federal, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 10/21/2024 | $40.00 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Keefe Bruyette |
| 12/8/2023 | $32.00 | Equal-Weight | Stephens |
| 3/15/2022 | $43.00 | Neutral → Buy | DA Davidson |
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SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD), the parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), and Luther Burbank Corporation (NASDAQ:LBC, "Luther Burbank"))), the parent company of Luther Burbank Savings, jointly announced today that they received the required regulatory approvals from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions for Luther Burbank Savings to be merged with and into Washington Federal Bank, and from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for Luther Burbank to be merged with and into WaFd, Inc., on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD), the parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), and Luther Burbank Corporation (NASDAQ:LBC, "Luther Burbank"))), the parent company of Luther Burbank Savings, jointly announced today that they received the required regulatory approvals from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions for Luther Burbank Savings to be merged with and into Washington Federal Bank, and from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for Luther Burbank to be merged with and into WaFd, Inc., on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of November 13, 202
Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association ("WaFd Bank") today announced its board succession planning and the expected timeframes. Two directors, Chair Thomas Kelley and Dr. Barbara Smith, will not be nominated for re-election to the board in January 2022, consistent with the Company's director retirement policy. In anticipation of this transition, the board is pleased to announce that Director Stephen Graham will be appointed Chairman of the Board following the January 2022 annual meeting. Chairman Kelley commented, "We are very pleased with the direction of WaFd Bank and believe that Mr. Graham is uniquely qual
Keefe Bruyette downgraded WaFd, Inc. from Outperform to Mkt Perform and set a new price target of $40.00
Stephens initiated coverage of WaFd, Inc. with a rating of Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $32.00
DA Davidson upgraded Wash. Federal from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $43.00
2024 Highlights Net Income was $200 million or $2.50 per diluted share for fiscal 2024 compared to $257 million or $3.72 per diluted share for 2023. The year included the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation which added $7.7 billion in assets and resulted in acquisition-related expenses of $26 million. The Company completed the sales of $2.8 billion in multifamily loans and $0.4 billion in single family loans obtained in the acquisition. Loans receivable increased $3.4 billion, or 19.7%, during 2024. Deposits increased $5.3 billion or 33.0% during 2024. During the year, the Company repurchased 1,070,207 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of
KBRA assigns a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, a preferred shares rating of BBB-, and a short-term debt rating of K2 to Seattle, Washington-based WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) ("the company"). In addition, KBRA assigns deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of A-, a subordinated debt rating of BBB+, and short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2 to its main subsidiary, Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or "the bank"). The Outlook for all long-term ratings is Stable. The ratings are supported by WAFD's consistently favorable operating results over a long period of time; performance that has benefitted from its high quality and long-tenured managemen
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 166th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial rea
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $64,560,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the first full quarter after successfully completing the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC"). This represents an increase of 306% from net earnings of $15,888,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and an increase of 5% from net earnings of $61,775,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.75 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.1
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 7, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of May 24, 2024. This will be the Company's 165th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The Board also increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase by 10 million, bringing the currently authorized amount up to 11.8 million shares. Over the last three fiscal years the Company has repurchased 12.7 million shares at a weighted average price of $31.32, this represents 17% of the shares outstanding on October 1, 2020. President and Chief Executive Officer, Brent J. Beardall co
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings after successfully completing the merger of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC"). Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $15,888,000, a decrease of 73% from net earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and a decrease of 76% from net earnings of $65,934,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.17 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.85 per diluted share for the
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced an increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend to 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 8, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of February 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 164th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, co
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, an increase of 16% from net earnings of $50,208,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and a decrease of 26% from net earnings of $79,509,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.85 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to $0.72 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, a $0.13 or 18% increase, and $1.16 per diluted share for the qua
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 8, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of November 24, 2023. This will be the Company's 163rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of WaFd Bank (the "Bank"), today announced record annual earnings of $257,426,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $21,096,000 from earnings of $236,330,000 for the year ended September 30, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $3.72 per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, a $0.33 or 9.7% increase from $3.39 for the prior fiscal year. Return on common shareholders' equity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, was 11.69% compared to 11.70% for the year ended September 30, 2022. Return on assets for the year ended Septe
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2024 Highlights Net Income was $200 million or $2.50 per diluted share for fiscal 2024 compared to $257 million or $3.72 per diluted share for 2023. The year included the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation which added $7.7 billion in assets and resulted in acquisition-related expenses of $26 million. The Company completed the sales of $2.8 billion in multifamily loans and $0.4 billion in single family loans obtained in the acquisition. Loans receivable increased $3.4 billion, or 19.7%, during 2024. Deposits increased $5.3 billion or 33.0% during 2024. During the year, the Company repurchased 1,070,207 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of
KBRA assigns a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, a preferred shares rating of BBB-, and a short-term debt rating of K2 to Seattle, Washington-based WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) ("the company"). In addition, KBRA assigns deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of A-, a subordinated debt rating of BBB+, and short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2 to its main subsidiary, Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or "the bank"). The Outlook for all long-term ratings is Stable. The ratings are supported by WAFD's consistently favorable operating results over a long period of time; performance that has benefitted from its high quality and long-tenured managemen
Today, Kroll Bond Rating Agency ("KBRA") issued a press release assigning ratings to WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), and Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), its bank subsidiary. KBRA has assigned a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, a preferred shares rating of BBB-, and a short-term debt rating of K2 to WaFd, Inc. In addition, KBRA assigned deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of A-, a subordinated debt rating of BBB+, and short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2 to WaFd Bank. The Outlook for all long-term ratings is stable. KBRA believes WaFd's credit risks remain lower than average as its residential mortgage and multifamily port
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 166th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial rea
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $64,560,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the first full quarter after successfully completing the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC"). This represents an increase of 306% from net earnings of $15,888,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and an increase of 5% from net earnings of $61,775,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.75 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.1
Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), the wholly owned subsidiary of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), today announced the consummation of the sale of approximately $2.8 billion of multifamily commercial real estate loans ("CRE") to Bank of America, which in turn is selling the loans to funds managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO"). To our knowledge, this represents the largest non-FDIC assisted CRE loan sale ever. The sale of the multi-family loans was executed at no loss to WaFd and provides immediate liquidity going forward. WaFd Bank President and CEO Brent Beardall stated, "This should prove to the investment community that the sky is not
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 7, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of May 24, 2024. This will be the Company's 165th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The Board also increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase by 10 million, bringing the currently authorized amount up to 11.8 million shares. Over the last three fiscal years the Company has repurchased 12.7 million shares at a weighted average price of $31.32, this represents 17% of the shares outstanding on October 1, 2020. President and Chief Executive Officer, Brent J. Beardall co
WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings after successfully completing the merger of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC"). Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $15,888,000, a decrease of 73% from net earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and a decrease of 76% from net earnings of $65,934,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.17 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $0.85 per diluted share for the
Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced an increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend to 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 8, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of February 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 164th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, co
SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD), the parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), and Luther Burbank Corporation (NASDAQ:LBC, "Luther Burbank"))), the parent company of Luther Burbank Savings, jointly announced today that they received the required regulatory approvals from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions for Luther Burbank Savings to be merged with and into Washington Federal Bank, and from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for Luther Burbank to be merged with and into WaFd, Inc., on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of
Stephens & Co. analyst Andrew Terrell maintains WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $32 to $36.
WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.57 by 31.58 percent. This is a 15.73 percent decrease over earnings of $0.89 per share from the same period last year.
Piper Sandler analyst Kashy Harrison maintains WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $29 to $31.
Stephens & Co. analyst Andrew Terrell reiterates WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) with a Equal-Weight and maintains $32 price target.
Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.60 by 21.67 percent. This is a 13.1 percent decrease over earnings of $0.84 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $171.99 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $151.64 million by 13.42 percent. This is a 7.09 percent decrease over sales of $185.11 million the same period last year.
DA Davidson analyst Jeff Rulis maintains WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) with a Buy and maintains $35 price target.
Investors eagerly anticipate the dividend payout from Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) on March 08, 2024. With a payout of $0.26 per share and an annualized dividend yield of 3.60%, this reward is exclusively for shareholders who held the stock before the ex-dividend date on February 22, 2024 Washington Federal Recent Dividend Payouts table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } th, td { padding: 8px; text-align: left; } th { background-color: #293a5a; color: #fff; text-align: left;